Linked by David Adams on Sat 17th May 2008 03:39 UTC, submitted by IdaAshley
Ever wonder what makes a computer tick or how a UNIX server does what it does? Discover what happens when you push the power button on your computer. This article discusses the different boot types, managing the AIX bootlist and the AIX boot sequence. After reading this article, you will better understand what exactly happens when your server starts.
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2005-09-27
Yes after a prolong power outage and the UPS are about to die. That normally happens once every 2 or 3 years. I theory if you plan you upgrade cycles around power outages you can probably get away from rebooting your OS only once. However most of the time most good administrators will reboot the server occasionally usually after making some changes to make sure settings stick as well to update their startup documentation, if there is any.